US Paralympics has announced its full team
competing at the Rio 2016 Paralympic
Games, held 7-18 September. The 267-member team, which includes seven guides
for athletes with visual impairments, is the largest US delegation in history.

Team USA wrapped up the Rio 2016
Paralympic Games, having completed its most successful performances at the
Games in recent history. The team of 289 athletes won a total of 115 medals,
and finished fourth in the overall medal count.

Below are some of the highlights of
the outstanding U.S. athlete and team performances in Rio.

Paramount Home Entertainment has launched their #SummerofSpongeBob with
printable and other fun items being released daily for a month. These
activities will keep your kids busy while they are not in school. With
new crafts and games each day, kids have something new and fun to look
forward to during these first days of summer.

Imagine a calm room with zen music streaming from the
speakers, and an instructor directs the people in the room to place their hands
on the floor and their buttocks in the air. You might recognize the pose as the downward dog, but it
might take a moment to realize it’s not your typical adult yoga class. Yoga instruction for children and
adults with disabilities is increasingly in popularity.

The
children’s verse “April Showers bring May flowers” sets the theme for this
month’s fun ideas. For many
families spring does bring unpredictable weather with some warm days and some
cold days, rain and sometimes snow.
When it is too cold to go outside kids can make a rainbow with spray
bottles or bend water with a balloon. When the weather is warm outside they can
set up a sprinkler obstacle course that will water the yard and provide a lot
of fun.

Playdates are beneficial for ALL children to practice critical social
skills on which future relationships will be built. The benefits of
playdates include: increasing confidence; improving social decision
making; and practicing skills in an adult supervised yet natural
setting. Playing together allows kids to be a part of the action vs.